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The Buccaneers quarterback entered the league last season with questions centered around his midsection when this unflattering image hit social media. MORE: NFC division predictions | No. 1-ranked Newton points to others But now, Winston has reportedly lost 20 pounds and it shows in pictures from his recent vacation. Winston’s trainer, Tim Grover, showed us the before and after. A photo posted by Jameis Winston (@jaboowins3) on Jul 18, 2016 at 6:30am PDT...

Winston is in Tampa for a trip that will include several meetings with Bucs ownership, the team confirmed Tuesday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported a three-day visit, but the Buccaneers claim the quarterback’s stay will last just one day. MORE: Updated Mock Draft | NFL’s worst QB situations | Winston a No. 1 lock? A prolonged visit this early in the draft process for a prospect like Winston is unheard of, as Schefter points out....

Perhaps sheer megalomania led Brown to style himself the Godfather of Soul, but he did have a strong case. Like Ray Charles and Sam Cooke, he fused gospel and soul, right from his 1956 debut, “Please, Please, Please,” with which he closed his shows for years. By 1967, the one-hit wonder Arthur Conley’s tribute to singers of “Sweet Soul Music” was calling Brown “the king of them all, y’all”–as if it even needed to be said....

NEWSWEEK: Why has it taken so long for you to direct another feature film? James Cameron: Well, there’s not a quick answer. I’ve done 70 ocean expeditions in the last 10 years, and I love that world. I’ve been living out a kind of childhood dream of doing real exploration. But I always knew that I would come back to feature filmmaking. We’re announcing “Avatar” right now, but I’ve been working on it for a year and half....

The recruitment model of Florentino Perez may not be to everyone’s taste, and results on an individual level and as a collective have been mixed down the years, but the sense of ambition at Santiago Bernabeu is to be applauded and continues to offer plenty of entertainment to the neutrals. The revolving door policy in the Spanish capital is not restricted to high-profile additions either, with there as many prominent figures occupying seats in the departure lounge as there are in arrivals....

Coddington was declared dead after lethal injection at 10:16 a.m. local time after Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt declined to grant clemency following a recommendation by the state’s Board of Pardon and Parole. The 50-year-old had admitted to the 1997 murder of his 73-year-old co-worker, Albert Hale, who had refused to lend Coddington $50. Hale was beaten on the head with a hammer at least three times at his own home in Choctaw, Oklahoma....

It appears that will come on the highest profile basketball day of the season — Christmas Day. James’ much-anticipated return to Miami is set to come on Christmas, barring a change of heart from the league, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports. The official schedule has not been structured and will not be circulated until mid-August, but an official slate of select games for the upcoming season pits the Cavaliers against the Heat on ABC, according to Jackson....

Sometimes, even when you do things right, you get it wrong. MORE: Garnett’s no-nonsense leadership | Jackson says Knicks gave basketball gods ‘heartburn’ As Rubio reset in front of Harden, the Rockets stat gave him a hesitation jab to the right. Rubio then guessed that Harden was going to drive, so he turned his hips. When Harden pulled back, the Timberwolves PG had already sent his right leg in front of him, and by the time he turned around it was too late....

Harden was seen wearing a mask that featured the United States flag with a blue line and a Punisher skull on top. The blue line is labeled as the “thin blue line” and is used as a sign of support for the Blue Lives Matter movement. The blue line refers to the blue color of uniforms worn by many police departments. The Punisher skull has also become a popular symbol within the same movement....

MORE: James Harden faded away when Rockets needed him to step up From TMZ Sports: “TMZ Sports obtained footage of Harden at Set in Houston where he turned up in the VIP section while Travis Scott performed. Kylie Jenner was in the building along with some Houston Texans players.” Harden appeared to be wearing the same Gucci hoodie he had on during his postgame press conference. TMZ Sports says Harden was later spotted at Dreams strip club....

Harden will keep posting these sorts of numbers for two reasons. First, the Rockets have put all their eggs in one basket by building a team based entirely on his strengths. Despite it being a small sample size of 11 games, it’s no surprise their offense free falls from 113.0 points per 100 possessions when Harden is on the court to 88.4 when he’s on the bench. As long as he continues to use around 35....

No, I’m not talking about the rafters of the Toyota Center. According to a recent post from the Joe Budden Podcast, Harden had his jersey retired at a Houston strip club, where he apparently has become a regular customer. MORE: How did Harden go from odd man out to supermax deal? That information comes from someone named Mal, who said Harden had his jersey retired at “one of the more popular” clubs because of the amount of money he spent there....

It’s been that kind of year for the bearded one. The four-time All-Star posted his ninth game this season with 30 points and 10 assists, one more than he had all of last season. MORE: Yes, Harden is capable of putting up these numbers all season As good as Harden has been in his NBA career — he’s scored more than 25 points per game each of the past four seasons — he’s somehow taken his game to another level this year....

The former Jeopardy! champion will appear in the Tournament of Champions semifinals on Tuesday night along with two other winners, Steven Grade and Rachel Lindgren. If Holzhauer, who broke a handful of Jeopardy! records during his winning streak, takes the winning spot, he could go on to face Emma Boettcher, who dethroned him in June. The annual Tournament of Champions is a 10-day competition that brings together the most successful Jeopardy!...

Word of the pact will ripple across the offseason player market. For example, the Rays are no longer interested in trading for Ike Davis of the New York Mets or acquiring Mitch Moreland from the Texas Rangers. While the Rays let Loney test the free-agent market, it had him first on its offseason shopping list. "So pumped to have Loney back with us," Rays second baseman Ben Zobrist told TampaBay....

Tyler’s longtime friend and manager Toni Benson confirmed the news of his death from prostate cancer on Sunday. The actor was best known for playing the show’s lovable Central Perk barista, who was in love with Aniston’s character on the show, Rachel Greene. “Friends would not have been the same without you,” Aniston wrote on Instagram alongside a clip of her and Tyler on the beloved sitcom. “Thank you for the laughter you brought to the show and to all of our lives....

“I tried,” Stars captain Jamie Benn told Sporting News. “He beat me to it.” MORE: Familiar faces, new places “He,” in this case, is Tyler Seguin; “it” is striking a match with a hockey puck. Benn and Seguin, glued together on the Stars’ top line last season and ideally the next decade or so, teamed up with trick-shot kingpins Dude Perfect for a hockey-centric version of the videos that have, as of Wednesday afternoon, totaled a little less than 375 million YouTube views....

The linebacker addressed the surprise move Tuesday but said he has already gotten over it. STEELE: Collins getting trashed is pathetic and predictable “I’m not the type to pout about anything,” Collins said, via Cleveland.com. “This is my new home. This is my focus. I’m ready.” Collins said he also feels like he is auditioning for the other 31 teams in the league because he will be a free agent after this season....